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Through the Night: 20/08/2010

20/08/2010

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 20/08/2010

Jonathan Swain presents music by Poniatowski, Dobrznski, Szymanowski, Ravel and Vieuxtemps

Jonathan Swain presents music by Hoffmann, Poniatowski, Elsner, Dobrznski, Szymanowski, Ockeghem, Albinoni, Rodrigo, Sibelius, Prokofiev, Harrison, Bruhns, Debussy and Vieuxtemps.

6 nights in Poland: Jonathan Swain investigates the wealth of musical riches left in Chopin's wake, in this his anniversary year 

1:01 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Genoveva Overture (Op.81)  
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Pawel Przytocki (conductor) 

1:11 AM
Hoffmann, E.T.A. (1776-1822)
Symphony (AV.23) in E flat major (1806) 
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz (conductor)  

1:35 AM
Poniatowski, J.M.K. (1816-1873)
Ah, Que de fois j'ai cru le voir, romance from L'Aventurier 
Joanna Wos (soprano), Kevin Kenner (piano)   

1:40 AM
Elsner, Jozef Antoni Franciszek (1769-1854)
Violin Sonata (Op 10) No.1 in F major 
Piotr Plawner (violin), Eugeniusz Knapik (piano) 

1:53 AM
Dobrznski, Ignacy Feliks (1807-1867)
Symphony no. 2 (Op. 15) in C minor
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz (conductor)  

2:31 AM
Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937)
Piano Sonata no.2 in A major (Op.21) 
Jerzy Godziszewski (piano)

3:01 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Op.61) - incidental music 
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schonwandt (conductor)

3:26 AM
Ockeghem, Johannes (c.1410-1497)
Missa prolationum
The Hilliard Ensemble

4:00 AM
Albinoni, Tomasi (1671-1750)
Oboe Concerto in D minor (Op.9 No.2) 
Carin van Heerden (oboe), L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg (director) 

4:12 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
La Valse for 2 pianos
Ouellet-Murray Duo: Claire Ouellet and Sandra Murray (pianos)

4:24 AM
Rodrigo, Joaquin (1901-1999)
Three Spanish Compositions 
Goran Listes (guitar)

4:38 AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Serenade No.2 in G minor for violin and orchestra (Op.69b)
Judy Kang (violin), Orchestre Symphonique de Laval, Jean-Francois Rivest (conductor) 

4:47 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Trio for keyboard and strings in F major (H.15.4) 
Moscow Trio

5:01 AM
Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953)
Symphony No.1 in D major (Op.25), 'Classical' 
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Michel Tabachnik (conductor) 

5:15 AM
Harrison, Lou (1917-2003)
Harp Suite (1952-1977) 
David Tanenbaum (guitar), William Winant (tuned water bowls, finger cymbals and sistra), Scott Evans (tuned water bowls and drums), Joel Davel (drums)

5:31 AM
Bruhns, Nicolaus (1665-1697)
Muss nicht der Mensch auf dieser Erden in steten Streite sein (cantata)
Greta de Reyghere and Jill Feldman (sopranos), James Bowman (counter-tenor), Guy de Mey and Ian Honeyman (tenors), Max van Egmond (bass), Ricercar Consort

5:46 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Images I (Reflets dans l'eau; Hommage a Rameau; Mouvement)
Roger Woodward (piano)

6:01 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Symphony No.2 in B flat major (D.125) 
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marcello Viotti (conductor)

6:30 AM
Vieuxtemps, Henri (1820-1881)
Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor (Op.46) 
Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund (conductor).

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